Sage-Tips

What is the difference between Grandes Écoles and universities?

While universities are seen as mainstream institutions, grandes ecoles are understood as elite institutes (they represent less than 5\% of the student population) which guarantee success in life and feed the top French civil servants with talent pool, advanced professional and technical training in several fields of …

How well known is HEC Paris?

HEC Paris has achieved first place in the 2019 Financial Times’ European Business Schools Rankings. The school climbed one place in the rankings compared to 2018, to top a list of Europe’s most prestigious institutions.

How many Grandes Écoles are there?

250 grandes écoles
There are approximately 250 grandes écoles where the country’s future elite are taught. These are the most prestigious higher education institutions in France. The main grandes écoles are those of the Ecoles d’ingénieurs and Ecoles de commerce.

How many universities are in Paris?

All 40 Universities in Paris | Rankings & Reviews 2021.

Is HEC Paris better than ESCP Montreal?

ESCP and ESSEC are among the europe’s best. Although are three are located within France and ESCP even has 4 more campuses in other countries but when it comes to international recognition and brand value, HEC Paris surely leads the way. HEC Montreal is also a branch of HEC Paris but it will always be the second best to its’ parisian counterpart.

Is HEC considered a good school in France?

So HEC has basically the privilege of the top school. Once in a while, someone decides not to go to HEC, but that’s because he has been accepted in an even better university, the Ecole Normale Supérieure of Rue d’Ulm for instance (where you are paid by the French government to study).

Why do people choose HEC over ESSEC and ESCP?

Hence why people say HEC first, ESSEC second and ESCP third. It is deeply rooted in the mentalities even if it is irrational for particular cases (because the three schools have different things to offer: if I want to study 2 years in Berlin, I’d rather go to ESCP than the others, for instance). So HEC has basically the privilege of the top school.

What is the difference between ESSEC University and HEC University?

There are some small difference between the three. – HEC has great international partnerships (MIT, UCLA, LSE..) and entrepreneurial spirit. – ESSEC is innovative and ahead for new technologies (they launched a new program on Data Science with Centrale